Microprocessors – Spring 2011

Course No: 22446
Course Name: Microprocessors

Kindly note that the exam is on Thursday 16/8 from 2:00 to 4:00pm.


Reading Assignments:
Chapter 1: Read Sections 1.1 and 1.2.
Chapter 2 through 6: Review these chapters as their contents were covered in the pre-requisite course.
Chapter 9: Read Sections 9.1 through 9.6.
Chapter 11: Read Sections 11.1 and 11.6.
Chapter 10: Read Sections 10.1 through 10.4 and 10.7.
Chapter 12: Read Sections 12.1 through 12.4.
Chapter 13: Read Sections 13.1 through 13.2.
Chapter 15: Read Sections 15.1 through 15.6.

Homeworks:
HW1: Due on the First Exam day. Must be handwritten. Chapter 1: 6, 7, 10, 13-15, 19, 21, 28, 30, 35-40, 44-46, 53, and 54. Chapter 9: 1, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 21, 25, 27, 29, 32, 33, 37, and 39. Chapter 11: 1, 3, 5, 11, 17, 19, 21, and 23.

HW2: Due on the Second Exam day. Must be handwritten. Chapter 11: 27, 29, 31, 33, 41, 51, 55, 57, 61, 63, 69, 71, 73, and 75. Chapter 10: 5, 9, 11, 15, 19, 21, 31, 37, and 49.

Handouts:

  • Course Outline (pdf), detailed outline (pdf)
  • Course Introduction (ppp)
  • Introduction to Microprocessors and Computers (ppp)
  • 8086/8088 Review (ppp)
  • Hardware Specifications (ppp)
  • Basic I/O Interface – Part I (ppp)
  • Basic I/O Interface – Part II (ppp)
  • Serial Interface (ppp)
  • Memory Interface – Part I (ppp)
  • Memory Interface – Part II (ppp)
  • Interrupts (ppp)
  • Direct Memory Access (ppp)
  • Bus Interface (ppp)

Solutins:

  • Solution of the First Exam (pdf)
  • Solution of the Second Exam (pdf)

Grades and Attendance:

  • Grades and attendance as of 25/5/2011 (pdf). Note that absent numbers marked in red may be disallowed to attend the final exam.

Last update on 7/6/2011, 9:45 am.

13 thoughts on “Microprocessors – Spring 2011”

  1. Dear Sari,

    I don’t have a pdf file of the textbook.

    Regards,

    -Dr. Gheith Abandah

  2. salam alicom dr

    you told us that you will upload the 1st h.w
    but i can’t find it so when you will do that plz
    because we want to solve it befor the exams
    period

    thanks

    1. It is already posted on http://www.abandah.com/gheith/?page_id=232

      It is
      HW1: Due on the First Exam day. Must be handwritten. Chapter 1: 6, 7, 10, 13-15, 19, 21, 28, 30, 35-40, 44-46, 53, and 54. Chapter 9: 1, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 21, 25, 27, 29, 32, 33, 37, and 39. Chapter 11: 1, 3, 5, 11, 17, 19, 21, and 23.

  3. thanks DR
    i don’t know why it wasn’t appear when i open the page previously…
    sorry..and thanks any way

    with all my respect

  4. Hello Dr gheith Abandah

    Can you please upload for us the solutions for the second exam .

    Thank you very much

  5. dear doctor ,
    about the DMA chapter
    do we have to memorize all pins functions and all internal registers functions , like status register and every bit means ?

    1. Dear Mohammad,
      You don’t need to memorize the pins, but you should have an idea about their functions and the general function of the internal registers.
      Good luck,
      Gheith

  6. Dear Dr. ,
    The homework questions you gave us regarding the first and second material were very useful, We would really appreciate it if you could suggest some questions from the text book for the final material.
    Thank you and Regards

  7. doctor gheith
    does the first chapter which is the introduction included with the final exam ?

    1. All covered material is included in the final exam. Though you should concentrate more on the material after the second exam.

  8. good evening Doctor, is the exam date tomorrow is shown above, or is it at the same you announced in the class from 8.30 to 10.30 ?? thank you

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